Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kanazawa Miyabi

What I really like about this place: 1) LG Smart Compressor This is not in every room but we had it. We use it every night. You can dry clean, deodorise, and/or dry up to 3 pieces of garments. Perfect for your outer wear. We also found it useful to dry some of our thicker items that were still damp from the wash/dry cycle after we did our laundry. 2) Laundry rooms Located on 4th, 8th, and 12th floors, each wash/dry cycle takes about 2hrs (500yen; accepts coins and Suica). I couldn’t get my virtual Suica to work. If your clothes are still damp, you can extend the dry cycle for another 30mins (100yen). You can check the remaining time from the monitor in your room so you don’t have to hang around in the laundry room, or make frequent trips to check on the progress. The washing machine has a lock mechanism so nobody else (except the management) can take out your clothes. 3) Breakfast A decent spread for its price (average about 1800 yen). Notables are the oden, and their specialty of an egg pancake thing. There’s grilled fish (more japanese), a small spread of fried items (veg tempura, and fish and meat katsu), a decent salad bar, and depending on the season, other limited items. We had mini soba on this trip. They provide take away containers for their beverage so you can save some from not having to hit Lawson. 4) Bedding Firm enough. The pillow is substantial, not like some hotel chains which provide an airy option which flattens completely the instance you rest your head. 5) Location Walking distance to Kanazawa Station and the malls. There’s an Irish pub just next door! Not very crowded though. —————— Bad stuff 1) who still uses 1 ply toilet paper in hotels… 2) housekeeping does not top up enough towels and bottles (always one short in our case).

Thoughtfully laid out traditionally inspired room with modern amenities and high end consumer grade appliances throughout the property. Spacious bed, toilet and bath rooms for this kind of mid-range hotel class, feels like a miniaturised 5 star. Very comfortable and arguably the exemplar for others. Location is unbeatable with every touristy endeavours catered by all forms of transport options nearby.